Rail welding method and device

ABSTRACT

A rail welding method and device are provided. The method includes: welding a bottom of rail, wherein welding is repeatedly performed along a first swing trajectory in a lengthwise direction of a weld seam, from one end of the bottom of rail to the other end of the bottom of rail; welding a waist of rail, wherein welding is repeatedly performed in the lengthwise direction of the weld seam along a second swing trajectory, from one end of the waist of rail, and the second swing trajectory is divided into two regions for respective welding in a width direction of the weld seam; and welding a head of rail, wherein welding is performed in the lengthwise direction of the weld seam along the first swing trajectory, between one end of the head of rail and the other end of the head of rail.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a National Stage Application, filed under 35 U.S.C.§ 371, of International Application No. PCT/CN2022/072996, filed Jan.20, 2022, which international application claims priority to ChinaApplication No. 202110371492, filed on Apr. 7, 2021 in China NationalIntellectual Property Administration and entitled “RAIL WELDING METHODAND DEVICE”, which application is hereby incorporated by reference inits entirety.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of welding,specifically, to a rail welding method and device.

Description of Related Art

With the development trend of high-speed and heavy-load modern railways,trains also put forward higher requirements for running tracks usingjointless construction with higher quality and higher operationalcapacity. Due to the limitation of rail manufacturing andtransportation, a welding technology needs be adopted in laying anddaily maintenance of jointless tracks. The existing rail weldingtechnology can be divided into mobile welding and in-situ weldingaccording to different application occasions, and the in-situ weldingtechnology can also be divided into thermit welding and manual forcedforming arc welding.

At present, thermit welding is the only in-situ rail welding technologyadopted in China. However, the thermit welded joint is the weakestprocedure in a current jointless track due to its internal caststructure and low welded joint performance, so that the thermit weldingis unable to meet the growing needs of modern railways. In the manualforced forming arc welding, the performance of a welded joint is high,but the quality of the welded joint is greatly affected by humanfactors, and the manual forced forming arc welding is only widely usedin Japan. Therefore, developing an automatic rail arc welding technologyis of great significance to improve the joint quality of the jointlesstrack.

In the rail automatic arc welding technology, welding process trajectoryparameters directly determine the performance quality of welded joints,and welding automation equipment is determined for the realization ofwelding process. The existing rail arc welding technology mainly adoptsthe manual forced forming arc welding, for example, weld preheating isrequired. Welding wires with different components are used to welddifferent portions of a rail section by section, or using the gasshielded welding technology. The welding is continuous during theautomatic rail arc welding, and it is difficult to replace the weldingwires. The existing manual arc welding technology cannot meet therequirements of the automatic rail arc welding.

In addition, the in-situ rail welding technology is mainly used forwelding operations in the field, so a self-shielded flux-cored wire isrequired. Compared with the gas shielded welding, the self-shieldedflux-cored wire does not need an additional protective gas source duringwelding, and a welding gun is simple in structure, light in weight andeasy to operate. The self-shielded flux-cored wire has excellent windresistance, so that it can be usually used to perform welding smoothlyunder force-four wind. The self-shielded flux-cored wire has a lowrequirement for the assembling size and has excellent rust resistance.The self-shielded flux-cored wire is widely used in oil pipelines, fieldbuildings, ships and oil platforms. The self-shielded flux-cored wirealso has some shortcomings in welding. For example, technical parametersare low in adaptability, the welding technology and a welded joint havepoor corresponding repeatability in mechanical properties. It isdifficult to control the welding technology and control the transitionof molten drops and there is also splashing, a lot of smoke and so on.

In view of the above problems, there is no good welding technology thatcan meet the requirements of the automatic rail arc welding.

BRIEF SUMMARY

In view of the above situation, the present disclosure formulates therail automatic arc welding process according to the characteristics andrequirements of rail automatic arc welding. This technology mainlyincludes welding gun movement control, welding gun movement trajectoryand the corresponding welding process parameters. The differenttechnological parameters are used according to the shape of differentparts of the rail bottom, rail waist, rail and welding heat inputcharacteristics in the welding process to realize the automatic arcwelding of rail joint.

A rail welding method is provided, the rail including a bottom of rail,a waist of rail and a head of rail. Weld joints of the rail adoptvertical grooves, and are welded using a narrow-gap side wall fusionwelding method. The method includes:

-   -   welding a bottom of rail, wherein welding is repeatedly        performed along a first swing trajectory in a lengthwise        direction of a weld seam, from one end of the bottom of rail to        the other end of the bottom of rail, to form multiple weld        layers, wherein the first swing trajectory includes:    -   linearly welding a welding wire tip for a first side wall        welding length from a position at a second preset distance from        a side wall to the other end of the bottom of rail, then        performing welding in an arc to a position at the second preset        distance from the other side wall, performing linearly welding        for the first side wall welding length to the other end of the        bottom of rail, and performing welding in an arc again to a        position at the second preset distance from the side wall;    -   welding a waist of rail, wherein welding is repeatedly performed        in the lengthwise direction of the weld seam along a second        swing trajectory, from one end of the waist of rail, to form        multiple weld layers,    -   wherein the second swing trajectory is divided into two regions        for respective welding in a width direction of the weld seam;        and    -   welding a head of rail, wherein welding is performed in the        lengthwise direction of the weld seam along the first swing        trajectory, between one end of the head of rail and the other        end of the head of rail, to form multiple weld layers.

Optionally, the linearly welding a welding wire tip for a first sidewall welding length from a position at a second preset distance from aside wall to the other end of the bottom of rail, then performingwelding in an arc to a position at the second preset distance from theother side wall, performing linearly welding for the first side wallwelding length to the other end of the bottom of rail, and performingwelding in an arc again to a position at the second preset distance fromthe side wall includes:

-   -   performing towards one end of the bottom of rail, welding from a        position at a first preset distance from the side wall to a        position at the second preset distance from the side wall,        wherein an angle between the wire tip and the side wall is        within a range of 0° to 45° at the second preset distance;    -   performing linear welding for the first side wall welding length        to the other end of the bottom of rail, and then welding in an        arc to a position at the first preset distance from the other        side wall, wherein an angle of welding in an arc is within a        range of 130° to 180°;    -   performing, towards one end of the bottom of rail, welding to a        position at the second preset distance from the other side wall,        wherein an angle between the wire tip and the side wall is        within a range of 0° to 45° at the second preset distance;    -   then performing linear welding for the first side wall welding        length to the other end of the bottom of rail, and then welding        in an arc to a position at the first preset distance from the        side wall, wherein an angle of welding in an arc is within a        range of 130° to 180°;    -   wherein the second preset distance is shorter than the first        preset distance.

Optionally, the second swing trajectory includes:

-   -   performing welding to a position at a third preset distance from        the side wall, from a center of the weld seam at one end of the        waist of rail to the side wall;    -   then performing linear welding to the other end of the waist of        rail;    -   performing weaving welding to a position at the third preset        distance from the other side wall, and    -   performing linear welding to one end of the waist of rail;    -   performing weaving welding back to the center of the weld seam        at one end of the waist of rail,    -   performing welding to the other end of the waist of rail along a        center line of the weld seam,    -   performing, towards the side wall, welding to the position at        the third preset distance from the side wall;    -   performing linear welding towards one end of the waist of rail,        and    -   performing weaving welding to the position at the third preset        distance from the other side wall;    -   performing linear welding to the other end of the waist of rail;    -   performing weaving welding to the center of the weld seam at the        other end of the waist of rail;    -   performing lifting back to the center of the weld seam at one        end of the waist of rail along the center line of the weld seam.

Optionally, in the welding of the bottom of rail, after the welding isperformed from one end of the bottom of rail to the other end of thebottom of rail along the first swing trajectory in the lengthwisedirection of the weld seam, a welding gun is lifted to be moved to oneend of the bottom of rail along the center line of the weld seam, andthe welding along the first swing trajectory is performed;

-   -   in the welding of the head of rail, after the welding is        performed from one end of the bottom of rail to the other end of        the bottom of rail along the first swing trajectory in the        lengthwise direction of the weld seam, the welding along the        first swing trajectory is then performed from the other end of        the bottom of rail to the other end of the bottom of rail.

Optionally, a value of the second preset distance is between 0.5 mm and4 mm; and the first side wall welding length is 4 mm to 16 mm.

Optionally, before the first swing trajectory,

-   -   the welding gun does a linear motion to be ignited along the        center line of the weld seam, and swings at an angle of 40° to        90° to the position at the first preset distance from the side        wall.

Optionally, a self-shielded flux-cored wire is used for welding.

Optionally, a width of the weld seam is between 15 mm and 23 mm.

Optionally, a welding current for the bottom of rail is 170 A to 260 A,and an arc voltage is 19 V to 25.5 V, wherein a welding current for afirst layer is 170 A to 210 A, and an arc voltage is 19 V to 23 V; awelding current for other layers of the bottom of rail is 200 A to 260A, and an arc voltage is 20.5 V to 25.5 V;

-   -   a welding current for the waist of rail is 220 A to 250 A, and        an arc voltage is 21 V to 25 V; and    -   a welding current for the head of rail is 200 A to 240 A, and an        arc voltage is 21 V to 25 V.

The present disclosure further provides a rail welding device,including:

-   -   a module for welding a bottom of rail, configured to control a        welding gun to perform repeated welding along a first swing        trajectory in a lengthwise direction of a weld seam, from one        end of the bottom of rail to the other end of the bottom of        rail, to form multiple weld layers;    -   further including a first swing trajectory unit, configured to        control the welding gun to complete a first swing trajectory,        the first swing trajectory includes:    -   performing, towards one end of the bottom of rail, oblique        welding from a position at a first preset distance from a side        wall to a position at a second preset distance from the side        wall;    -   then performing linear welding for a first side wall welding        length towards the other end of the bottom of rail; performing        welding in an arc to a position at the first preset distance        from the other side wall; performing, towards one end of the        bottom of rail, oblique welding to a position at the second        preset distance from the other side wall; performing linear        welding for the first side wall welding length towards the other        end of the bottom of rail; and performing welding in an arc to        the position at the first preset distance from the side wall,    -   wherein the second preset distance is shorter than the first        preset distance;    -   a module for welding a waist of rail, configured to control the        welding gun to perform repeated welding in the lengthwise        direction of the weld seam along a second swing trajectory, from        one end of the waist of rail, to form multiple weld layers;    -   further including a second swing trajectory unit, configured to        control the welding gun to complete the second swing trajectory,        the second swing trajectory including:    -   performing welding to a position at a third preset distance from        the side wall, from a center of the weld seam at one end of the        waist of rail to the side wall;    -   then performing linear welding to the other end of the waist of        rail;    -   performing weaving welding to a position at the third preset        distance from the other side wall,    -   performing linear welding to one end of the waist of rail;    -   performing weaving welding back to the center of the weld seam        at one end of the waist of rail,    -   performing welding to the other end of the waist of rail along a        center line of the weld seam,    -   performing, towards the side wall, welding to the position at        the third preset distance from the side wall;    -   performing linear welding towards one end of the waist of rail,    -   performing welding to the position at the third preset distance        from the other side wall;    -   performing linear welding to the other end of the waist of rail;    -   performing welding to the center of the weld seam at the other        end of the waist of rail; and    -   performing lifting back to the center of the weld seam at one        end of the waist of rail along the center line of the weld seam;        and    -   a module for welding a head of rail, configured to control the        welding gun to perform welding in the lengthwise direction of        the weld seam along the first swing trajectory, between one end        of the head of rail and the other end of the head of rail, to        form multiple weld layers.

The present disclosure further discloses an electronic device, includinga memory and at least one processor, wherein the memory stores at leastone instruction, and the at least one instruction, when executed by theat least one processor, implements the above rail welding method.

The present disclosure has the following beneficial effects:

-   -   (1) The welding process is easy to operate. Weld preheating is        not necessary, so that the complexity of a high-carbon welding        technology is reduced. The welding method has an extremely high        practical promotion value.    -   (2) The automatic arc welding process can be completed by using        the self-shielded flux-cored welding wire if the rail adopts a        vertical groove. By adopting the welding technology and        trajectories of the present disclosure, the welding process is        highly repeatable, and welded joints have stable and reliable        quality and high performance. The mechanical properties of the        welded joints can meet mechanical testing requirements such as        static bending and drop weight of the national standard of flash        welding.    -   (3) A welding trajectory has a very good adaptability. Welding        parameters can be adjusted as a width D of the weld seam and the        second preset distance D1 change, so as to ensure a sufficient        fusion amount, uniformity and consistency of side wall fusion.    -   (4) In the welding of the bottom of rail, a combination of the        first swing trajectory welding and linear movement is adopted to        ensure uniform heat input between weld layers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The above features and technical advantages of the present disclosurewill become clearer and easier to understand by describing theembodiments in combination with the following drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-section view of rail welding process according to anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a first swing trajectory according toan embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second swing trajectory according toan embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS EMBODIMENTS

The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below withreference to the accompanying drawings. Persons of ordinary skill in theart can recognize that the described embodiments can be modified invarious different ways or combinations without departing from the spiritand scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the drawings anddescriptions are illustrative in nature and are not intended to limitthe scope of protection of the claims. In addition, in thisspecification, the drawings are not drawn to really scale, and samereference numerals represent same parts.

The rail welding method of this embodiment is used for welding betweenrails. The rail 100 includes a head of rail, a waist of rail below thehead of rail and a bottom of rail below the waist of rail. A width ofthe head of rail is greater than that of the waist of rail and less thanthat of the bottom of rail. Considering field working conditions and anoperation time requirement, weld seams of the rail adopt verticalgrooves. A welding material adopts a self-shielded flux-cored wire, anda narrow-gap side wall fusion welding method is adopted. A narrow gaprefers to that a width of a weld seam is between 15 mm and 23 mm. In awelding process, a welding gun is controlled to move to fill a weld seamwith a welding wire. Therefore, a movement trajectory of the welding gunand information such as a welding current and an arc voltage in themoving process are key to affect the performance of a welded joint. Awelding current for the bottom of rail is 170 A to 260 A, and an arcvoltage is 19 V to 25.5 V. A first layer adopts a welding technology inwhich both sides are formed while welding is performed on one side.Smaller welding technology parameters can better ensure the formingquality of a back surface of the bottom of rail. Therefore, a weldingcurrent for the first layer is 170 A to 210 A, and an arc voltage is 19V to 23 V. Specific parameters used are related to a width of a weldseam, an external environment (such as an atmospheric pressure) and abottom plate used for backing welding. A welding current for otherlayers of the bottom of rail is 200 A to 260 A, and an arc voltage is20.5 V to 25.5 V. Specific parameters used are related to a weldingposition and the number of weld layers.

A welding current for the head of rail is 200 A to 240 A, and an arcvoltage is 21 V to 25 V. A welding current for the waist of rail is 220A to 250 A, and an arc voltage is 21 V to 25 V. Specific parameters usedare related to a welding position and the number of weld layers.

The rail welding method includes the following steps:

Step S1: welding the bottom of rail, wherein welding is repeatedlyperformed in a lengthwise direction of a weld seam along a first swingtrajectory, from one end of the bottom of rail to the other end of thebottom of rail, to form multiple weld layers.

As shown in FIG. 1 , before a first swing trajectory is performed formany times, trajectory 11 and trajectory 12 are first performed. Intrajectory 11, a welding gun does a linear motion to be ignited along acenter of the weld seam. Usually, this motion is performed on an arcstriking plate. This step is mainly to ignite an arc and make thecombustion stable. A motion length may be 5 mm to 10 mm. Trajectory 12then swings to a position at a first preset distance from a side wall.This step is to achieve transition between arc striking and normal swingfor cyclic welding. A swing angle is 40° to 90°. If the weld seam D isrelatively wide, there may be a linear motion in a width direction ofthe weld seam in this step.

Welding is then performed along the first swing trajectory from a rightend (one end of the bottom of rail) to a left end (the other end of thebottom of rail). A first weld layer is completed by welding alongmultiple first swing trajectories. The welding gun is lifted to move toone end of the bottom of rail along the center line of the weld seam.

Similarly, welding of a second layer, a third layer and a fourth layercan be performed successively until the welding of the bottom of rail iscompleted. Since the bottom of rail is relatively long, in order toensure the uniformity and consistency of the weld seam, weaving weldingand linear motion are combined to weld the bottom of rail. That is,after the welding of the first layer is completed, and the welding gunis lifted to a certain height, the welding gun linearly moves to anarcing section (the dotted arrow below the second layer in FIG. 1 ) atone end of the bottom of rail along the center of the weld seam, and thewelding of the second layer is still completed by weaving welding fromthe arcing section. This ensures that a temperature difference betweenfront and rear weld layers is not too large during the welding of eachlayer, so that the whole weld seam is heated uniformly. The subsequentwelding of the third and fourth layers is similar to the welding of thesecond layer. The specific number of layers to be welded for the bottomof rail is related to different rail models, and will not be limitedhere.

Further, the first swing trajectory includes:

In trajectory 13, oblique welding is performed, towards one end of thebottom of rail, from a position at a first preset distance D1 from aside wall 10 to a position at a second preset distance D2 from the sidewall 10. A value of the second preset distance is between 0.5 mm and 4mm. An angle between a welding wire tip and the side wall is within arange of 0° to 45° at the second preset distance.

In trajectory 14, linear welding is performed for a first side wallwelding length towards the other end of the bottom of rail. Trajectory14 adopts narrow-gap side wall welding. The first side wall weldinglength may be 4 mm to 16 mm. Furthermore, in the first swingtrajectories executed in sequence, the first side wall welding lengthgradually increases to a fixed value.

In trajectory 15, welding in an arc is performed to a position at thefirst preset distance D1 from the other side wall 10, which mainlyrealizes that the welding gun is moved to the other side of the weldseam during the welding of a weld seam region. A swing angle of thisstep is 130° to 180°.

In trajectory 16, oblique welding is performed, towards one end of thebottom of rail, to a position at the second preset distance D2 from theother side wall, which is similar to trajectory 13, but only a swingdirection is opposite.

In trajectory 17, linear welding is performed for the first side wallwelding length towards the other end of the bottom of rail, which issimilar to trajectory 14 and will not be described in detail here.

In trajectory 18, welding in an arc is then performed to the position atthe first preset distance D1 from the side wall, which is similar totrajectory 14, but only a swing direction is opposite.

The welding of the first swing trajectory is completed once fromtrajectory 13 to trajectory 18. The second preset distance is shorterthan the first preset distance. It should be noted that the first presetdistance D1 and the second preset distance D2 of the two side walls arenot strictly the same.

Step S2: welding a waist of rail, wherein welding is repeatedlyperformed in the lengthwise direction of the weld seam along a secondswing trajectory, from one end of the waist of rail, to form multipleweld layers. A movement trajectory of a welding gun used for the waistof rail is as shown in FIG. 3 . The welding of each layer of the waistof rail is separately performed on two ends, two side walls and a centerof the weld seam. The movement trajectory of the entire welding gun isas shown in FIG. 3 . A welding cycle of each layer is divided into 12steps. Steps 101 to 106 mainly achieve welding of the left side (theupper side in FIG. 3 ) and completion of preparation work of welding ofthe right side. Steps 107 to 112 achieve welding of the right side (thelower side in FIG. 3 ) and completion of pre-welding preparation ofwelding of a next layer.

The second swing trajectory includes:

In trajectory 101, welding is performed to a position at a third presetdistance D3 from the side wall, from a center of the weld seam at oneend of the waist of rail to the side wall 10.

In trajectory 102, linear welding is then performed to the other end ofthe waist of rail to achieve fusion of the side wall.

In trajectory 103, weaving welding is performed to a position at thethird preset distance D3 from the other side wall.

In trajectory 104, linear welding is performed to one end of the waistof rail to achieve fusion of the side wall.

In trajectory 105, weaving welding is performed back to the center ofthe weld seam at one end of the waist of rail.

In trajectory 106, welding is performed along the center line of theweld seam to the other end of the waist of rail to achieve welding of aweld seam region.

In trajectory 107, welding is performed, towards the side wall, to theposition at the third preset distance D3 from the side wall.

In trajectory 108, linear welding is performed towards one end of thewaist of rail.

In trajectory 109, weaving welding is performed to the position at thethird preset distance D3 from the other side wall.

In trajectory 110, linear welding is performed to the other end of thewaist of rail.

In trajectory 111, weaving welding is performed to the center of theweld seam at the other end of the waist of rail.

In trajectory 112, lifting is performed back to the center of the weldseam at one end of the waist of rail along the center line of the weldseam. The trajectory is a lifting and stretching movement, which is atransition of welding of two adjacent weld layers.

Step S3: welding a head of rail, wherein welding is performed in areciprocating manner in the lengthwise direction of the weld seam alongthe first swing trajectory, between one end of the head of rail and theother end of the head of rail, to form multiple weld layers. The firstswing trajectory of the welding of the head of rail is the same as thefirst swing trajectory of the welding of the bottom of rail, except thatthe head of rail can be welded in the reciprocating manner. That is, thewelding is performed along the first swing trajectory from one end ofthe head of rail to the other end of the head of rail and is thenperformed along the first swing trajectory from the other end of thehead of rail to the end of the head of rail. Of course, it is notexcluded that the welding is performed along the first swing trajectoryfrom one end of the head of rail to the other end of the head of rail;the welding gun is lifted back to one end of the head of rail; and thewelding is then performed along the first swing trajectory from one endof the head of rail to the other end of the head of rail.

Further, trajectory 101, trajectory 105 and trajectory 109 are on afirst circular arc, and trajectory 103, trajectory 107 and trajectory111 are on a second circular arc. Protruding directions of the firstcircular arc and the second circular arc are opposite. Specifically, thefirst circular arc protrudes to one end of the head of rail, and thesecond circular arc protrudes to the other end of the head of rail. Adepth D4 of the first and second circular arcs is between 0.5 mm and 3mm.

The present disclosure further provides a rail welding device,including:

-   -   a module for welding a bottom of rail, configured to control a        welding gun to perform repeated welding along a first swing        trajectory in a lengthwise direction of a weld seam, from one        end of the bottom of rail to the other end of the bottom of        rail, to form multiple weld layers;    -   further including a first swing trajectory unit, configured to        control the welding gun to complete a first swing trajectory,        the first swing trajectory includes:    -   performing, towards one end of the bottom of rail, oblique        welding from a position at a first preset distance from a side        wall to a position at a second preset distance from the side        wall;    -   then performing linear welding for a first side wall welding        length towards the other end of the bottom of rail; performing        welding in an arc to a position at the first preset distance        from the other side wall; performing, towards one end of the        bottom of rail, oblique welding to a position at the second        preset distance from the other side wall; performing linear        welding for the first side wall welding length towards the other        end of the bottom of rail; and performing welding in an arc to        the position at the first preset distance from the side wall,    -   wherein the second preset distance is shorter than the first        preset distance;    -   a module for welding a waist of rail, configured to control the        welding gun to perform repeated welding in the lengthwise        direction of the weld seam along a second swing trajectory, from        one end of the waist of rail, to form multiple weld layers    -   further including a second swing trajectory unit, configured to        control the welding gun to complete the second swing trajectory,        the second swing trajectory including:    -   performing welding to a position at a third preset distance from        the side wall, from a center of the weld seam at one end of the        waist of rail to the side wall;    -   then performing linear welding to the other end of the waist of        rail;    -   performing weaving welding to a position at the third preset        distance from the other side wall,    -   performing linear welding to one end of the waist of rail;    -   performing weaving welding back to the center of the weld seam        at one end of the waist of rail,    -   performing welding to the other end of the waist of rail along a        center line of the weld seam, and    -   performing, towards the side wall, welding to the position at        the third preset distance from the side wall;    -   performing linear welding towards one end of the waist of rail,        and    -   performing welding to the position at the third preset distance        from the other side wall;    -   performing linear welding to the other end of the waist of rail;    -   performing welding to the center of the weld seam at the other        end of the waist of rail; and    -   performing lifting back to the center of the weld seam at one        end of the waist of rail along the center line of the weld seam;        and    -   a module for welding a head of rail, configured to control the        welding gun to perform welding in the lengthwise direction of        the weld seam along the first swing trajectory, between one end        of the head of rail and the other end of the head of rail, to        form multiple weld layers.

The present disclosure further provides an electronic device. In thisembodiment, the rail welding method can be applied to the electronicdevice to control rail welding trajectories. Specifically, for anelectronic device that needs to perform rail welding, functions of therail welding method of the present disclosure can be directly integratedon the electronic device, or are run on the electronic device in theform of a software development kit.

A hardware device architecture for realizing the rail welding method isdescribed below. The electronic device includes a memory and at leastone processor. The memory is configured to store program codes andvarious data, such as a rail welding program installed in the electronicdevice, and to realize high-speed and automatic accessing to theprograms or the data during the running of the electronic device. Thememory includes a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory, anerasable programmable read-only memory, a one-time programmableread-only memory, an electronically erasable rewritable read-onlymemory, a read-only optical dis or other optical disc memories, amagnetic disk memory, a magnetic tape memory, or any othercomputer-readable storage media capable of carrying or storing data.

The at least one processor may be composed of integrated circuits, forexample, a single packaged integrated circuit, or may be composed ofmultiple integrated circuits packaged with the same function ordifferent functions, including a combination of one or more of a centralprocessing unit, a microprocessor, a digital processing chip, a graphicsprocessor and various control chips, and the like. The at least oneprocessor is a control core of the electronic device, which uses variousinterfaces and lines to connect various components of the entireelectronic device. Various functions of the electronic device and dataprocessing, for example, the functions of the rail welding method, canbe performed by means of running or executing the programs or modulesstored in the memory and invoking the data stored in the memory.

The rail welding method can be divided into a plurality of functionalmodules composed of program code segments. The various functionalmodules are different program codes divided correspondingly to the aboverail welding method. The program codes of the various program segmentscan be stored in the memory and executed by the at least one processorto implement the rail welding method.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the presentdisclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Forthose skilled in the art, the present disclosure can have variouschanges and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement,improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the presentdisclosure shall all fall within the protection scope of the presentdisclosure.

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 12. A rail welding method, the rail comprising a bottomof rail, a waist of rail and a head of rail, wherein weld seams of therail adopt vertical grooves, and are welded using a narrow-gap side wallfusion welding method; and the method comprises: welding a bottom ofrail, wherein welding is repeatedly performed along a first swingtrajectory in a lengthwise direction of a weld seam, from one end of thebottom of rail to the other end of the bottom of rail, to form multipleweld layers, welding a waist of rail, wherein welding is repeatedlyperformed in the lengthwise direction of the weld seam along a secondswing trajectory, from one end of the waist of rail, to form multipleweld layers, wherein the second swing trajectory is divided into tworegions for respective welding in a width direction of the weld seam;and welding a head of rail, wherein welding is performed in thelengthwise direction of the weld seam along the first swing trajectory,between one end of the head of rail and the other end of the head ofrail, to form multiple weld layers, wherein the first swing trajectorycomprises: performing, towards one end of the bottom of rail, weldingfrom a position at a first preset distance from the side wall to aposition at the second preset distance from the side wall, wherein anangle between the wire tip and the side wall is within a range of 0° to45° at the second preset distance; performing linear welding for thefirst side wall welding length to the other end of the bottom of rail,and then welding in an arc to a position at the first preset distancefrom the other side wall, wherein an angle of welding in an arc iswithin a range of 130° to 180°; performing, towards one end of thebottom of rail, welding to a position at the second preset distance fromthe other side wall, wherein an angle between the wire tip and the sidewall is within a range of 0° to 45° at the second preset distance; andthen performing linear welding for the first side wall welding length tothe other end of the bottom of rail, and then welding in an arc to aposition at the first preset distance from the side wall, wherein anangle of welding in an arc is within a range of 130° to 180°; whereinthe second preset distance is shorter than the first preset distance;the second swing trajectory comprises: performing welding to a positionat a third preset distance from the side wall, from a center of the weldseam at one end of the waist of rail to the side wall; then performinglinear welding to the other end of the waist of rail; performing weavingwelding to a position at the third preset distance from the other sidewall, and performing linear welding to one end of the waist of rail;performing weaving welding back to the center of the weld seam at oneend of the waist of rail, performing welding to the other end of thewaist of rail along a center line of the weld seam, and performing,towards the side wall, welding to the position at the third presetdistance from the side wall; performing linear welding towards one endof the waist of rail, and performing weaving welding to the position atthe third preset distance from the other side wall; performing linearwelding to the other end of the waist of rail; performing weavingwelding to the center of the weld seam at the other end of the waist ofrail; and performing lifting back to the center of the weld seam at oneend of the waist of rail along the center line of the weld seam.
 13. Therail welding method according to claim 12, wherein in the welding of thebottom of rail, after the welding is performed from one end of thebottom of rail to the other end of the bottom of rail along the firstswing trajectory in the lengthwise direction of the weld seam, a weldinggun is lifted to be moved to one end of the bottom of rail along thecenter line of the weld seam, and the welding along the first swingtrajectory is performed; and in the welding of the head of rail, afterthe welding is performed from one end of the head of rail to the otherend of the head of rail along the first swing trajectory in thelengthwise direction of the weld seam, the welding along the first swingtrajectory is then performed from the other end of the head of rail tothe other end of the head of rail.
 14. The rail welding method accordingto claim 12, wherein: a value of the second preset distance is between0.5 mm and 4 mm; and the first side wall welding length is 4 mm to 16mm.
 15. The rail welding method according to claim 12, wherein beforethe first swing trajectory, the welding gun does a linear motion to beignited along the center line of the weld seam, and swings at an angleof 40° to 90° to the position at the first preset distance from the sidewall.
 16. The rail welding method according to claim 12, wherein aself-shielded flux-cored wire is used for welding.
 17. The rail weldingmethod according to claim 12, wherein a width of the weld seam isbetween 15 mm and 23 mm.
 18. The rail welding method according to claim12, wherein a welding current for the bottom of rail is 170 A to 260 A,and an arc voltage is 19 A to 25.5 V, wherein a welding current for afirst layer is 170 A to 210 A, and an arc voltage is 19 V to 23 V; awelding current for other layers of the bottom of rail is 200 A to 260A, and an arc voltage is 20.5 V to 25.5 V; a welding current for thewaist of rail is 220 A to 250 A, and an arc voltage is 21 V to 25 V; anda welding current for the head of rail is 200 A to 240 A, and an arcvoltage is 21 V to 25 V.
 19. A rail welding device, comprising: a modulefor welding a bottom of rail, configured to control a welding gun toperform repeated welding along a first swing trajectory in a lengthwisedirection of a weld seam, from one end of the bottom of rail to theother end of the bottom of rail, to form multiple weld layers; furthercomprising a first swing trajectory unit, configured to control thewelding gun to complete a first swing trajectory, the first swingtrajectory comprises: performing, towards one end of the bottom of rail,oblique welding from a position at a first preset distance from a sidewall to a position at a second preset distance from the side wall; thenperforming linear welding for a first side wall welding length towardsthe other end of the bottom of rail; performing welding in an arc to aposition at the first preset distance from the other side wall;performing, towards one end of the bottom of rail, oblique welding to aposition at the second preset distance from the other side wall;performing linear welding for the first side wall welding length towardsthe other end of the bottom of rail; and performing welding in an arc tothe position at the first preset distance from the side wall, whereinthe second preset distance is shorter than the first preset distance; amodule for welding a waist of rail, configured to control the weldinggun to perform repeated welding in the lengthwise direction of the weldseam along a second swing trajectory, from one end of the waist of rail,to form multiple weld layers further comprising a second swingtrajectory unit, configured to control the welding gun to complete thesecond swing trajectory, the second swing trajectory comprising:performing welding to a position at a third preset distance from theside wall, from a center of the weld seam at one end of the waist ofrail to the side wall; then performing linear welding to the other endof the waist of rail; performing weaving welding to a position at thethird preset distance from the other side wall, and performing linearwelding to one end of the waist of rail; performing weaving welding backto the center of the weld seam, performing welding to the other end ofthe waist of rail along a center line of the weld seam, and performing,towards the side wall, welding to the position at the third presetdistance from the side wall; performing linear welding towards one endof the waist of rail, and performing welding to the position at thethird preset distance from the other side wall; performing linearwelding to the other end of the waist of rail; performing welding to thecenter of the weld seam at the other end of the waist of rail; andperforming lifting back to the center of the weld seam at one end of thewaist of rail along the center line of the weld seam; and a module forwelding a head of rail, configured to control the welding gun to performwelding in the lengthwise direction of the weld seam along the firstswing trajectory, between one end of the head of rail and the other endof the head of rail, to form multiple weld layers.